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Mcnamara

Irish Roots: The McNamaras

By Robert J. McNamara, Contributor
August / September 2002

August 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

The hotel lobby buzzed with conversation. Irish inflections mingled with accents from New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada, and various parts of the U.S. And above the hum the name would grab my ear. "McNamara." "McNamara." As a reflex, I'd ram. And almost instantly smile and shake my head, laughing to myself at how often I kept doing that. Back in America, if I heard my … [Read more...] about Irish Roots: The McNamaras

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